New arrest in 'Fat Leonard' Navy scheme

In court Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Pletcher told the judge that he worried Layug might flee the country, noting his family ties to both the Philippines, where his parents live, and Japan, where his wife and daughter live. The prosecutor asked that Layug post $100,000 bond, secured by the signatures of two adults, and also be monitored by GPS.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Crawford granted the bond restrictions, which were in line with the conditions given to two of the other Navy members charged in the case.

Layug’s public defender said in court that he had served in the Navy about seven years and had no prior criminal record.

He is expected to be reassigned to one of San Diego’s Navy bases while the case is underway.